quintillion

英 [kwɪn'tɪljən] 美 [kwɪn'tɪljən]
  • n. 百万的三次方(美、法);百万的五次方(英、德)

英文词源


quintillion (n.)
1670s, from Latin quintus "the fifth" (see quinque-) + ending from million. Compare billion. In Great Britain, the fifth power of a million (1 followed by 30 zeroes); in U.S. the sixth power of a thousand (1 followed by 18 zeroes).

双语例句


1. Quintillion did it for Roman education , selecting, as he said, both ancient and modern classics.
罗马修辞学家昆提连为罗马教育也做过这项工作, 他说过, 他选定了古今经典名著.

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